The Senior Board of
Children's Hospital Foundation
Words & Wisdom is organized and hosted by the Senior Board of Children’s Hospital Foundation, an auxiliary board composed of active and associate members dedicated to furthering the Foundation’s mission.
President
Robin Schilling
Words & Wisdom Chairs
Lisa Boll
Robyn Trump
Active Members
Diane Beirne
Jenny Bittmann
Laura Bland
Lisa Boll
Tricia Branch
Karen Bullard
Karen Cantor
Dorothy Clark
Jane Cooke
Suzanne Cousins
Amanda Deep
Donna Ellis
Barbara Evers
Suzanne Ferguson
Susan Friend
Slade Gormus
Perry Gunn
Kellie Hilb
Susan Horger
Patricia Hunter
Tyler Kilpatrick
Jeanne Kreiser
Robin Lutz
Kristen McGregor
Debra Melisi
Nan Miller
Dana Moore
Maureen Nay
Grace Parker
Lynn Piland
Miranda Reynolds
Beth Richardson
Sally Roddey
Laurie Rogers
Lewis Rosebro
Joy Rush
Robin Schilling
Julie Sheehy
Beth Anne Shelly
Lucinda Slabaugh
Jamie Sliwinski
Juli Stumpf
Elaine Sutton
Pam Sweeney
Molly Tashjian
Barbara Tavenner
Sandy Taylor
Robyn Trump
Joyce Winters
Associate Members
Mary Ackerly
Bernice Allen
Jenny Bassett
Kitty Bayliss
Cara Beebe
Karen Bischof
Brenda Campbell
Susan Cedillo
Kay Clary
Cathy Daniel
Janet Dew
Maureen Dillard
Lockie Duggins
Anne Garland
Celie Gehring
Eleanor Hall
Alice Hickman
May Ligon Huff
Nancy Jaffe
Page Kastelberg
Ann Lagos
Nan Laux
Tovia Martirosian
Anne-Marie Montgomery
Ray Nelson
Jerome Newsome
Tricia Phillips
Francie Reed
Karen Shudtz
Nancy Smith-Jackson
Carole Taylor
Pat Taylor
Barbara Thalhimer
Peggy Valentine
Judy Ware
Sarah Wood
Polly Wrinkle
Honorary Members
Eleanor Goode
Fran Kay
Laura Shuford
Since 2018, Words & Wisdom has raised over $1.5 million in support of Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Words & Wisdom History
2018: Lynda Harrison Hatcher: Mothering Addiction
Fundraising total: $36,129
2019: Richard Louv: The Last Child in the Woods
Fundraising total: $84,777
2020: Robin O'Brien: The Unhealthy Truth
Fundraising total: $90,127
2021: Robert Brooks: Tenacity in Children: Nurturing Resilience in Children & Families
Fundraising total: $105,942
2022: James Farmer III: Celebrating Home: A Time for Every Season
Fundraising total: $66,026
2023: Beth Macy: Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice and the Future of America's Overdose Crisis
Fundraising total: $114,982
2024: Ashley Campbell: "The Healing Power of Music"
Fundraising total: $193,140
2025: Mark Schulman: "A Rockstar Attitude"
Fundraising total: $360,000
2026: Miguel Cervantes: "The Power of Story and Song"
Fundraising total: $466,237